Awards
In the program there are five types of awards you can achieve. Every other month, there will be an award ceremony where we will hand out the awards listed below to the people who have earned them. We also will hand out National Awards at the end of the year. All of the receivable awards within our program are listed below.
Ribbons
The first type of award that you can receive in the program are Ribbons. There are 35 achievable ribbons you can earn with the possibility of more if you earn National Awards. There are 4 different categories of ribbons; Academic, Military, Athletics, and Miscellaneous. Each category has its own corresponding number to help identify awards. Academic is N-1, Military is N-3, Athletics is N-2, and Miscellaneous is N-4. Awards will be handed out by Award Ceremonies that will be conducted every other month.
Arcs
Arcs are another type of award that you can receive in the program. In our program there are around 20+ obtainable arcs. Arcs have no category that they are placed in. The majority of the Arcs you can receive along with the corresponding Ribbon. Within our program, you can only wear four arcs at a time. If you have more than four arcs in your possession you may switch out arcs on your uniform, which means that you can change which arcs you wish to wear on your uniform .
Cords
Cords are another type of award you can receive in the program. There are about 8 achievable cords excluding the Battalion Commander, Executive Officer, Team Captain & Co-Captain, and Leadership cords. You are only able to wear two cords at a time, one on each shoulder, but just like arcs you can switch them out if you wish to do so.
Marksmen Ship Medals
Marksmanship Medals are the most uncommonly distributed award, usually being handed out about once or twice a year. There are three types of Marksmanship medals. Marksman, Sharpshooter, and Expert. To earn these medals you must go down to the rifle range and be qualified by authorized personnel.
National Awards
National Awards are a high honor to be bestowed. National Awards are presented at the end of the year at our Award Ceremony. The awards are presented by the Army Instructor, the Senior Army Instructor, the S1 and/or the representative of said award. The majority of the awards that are presented are a Medal and Ribbon set as pictured to the left.
Rank Promotions
Rank promotions aren't usually seen as an award, but its listed here. Rank Promotions are conducted in two main scenarios. The first is Board Promotions, which is when new leaders come into their position , ex. Squad Leader going to Platoon Leader. Another time that there are promotions is when cadets are reconized for their outstanding work within the program and they are reconized with a promotion.
Ceremonies
In our program there are a few different ceremonies that will happen throughout the year. These consist of Award, Promotion, and National Award Ceremonies. All three of these will be covered below.
Award Ceremonies
As stated above there are many types of awards that can be handed out. Our most common ceremony is the Award Ceremony. We have award ceremonies every other month. Here we will recognize the cadets who have worked hard and have achieved an award.
Promotion Ceremonies
Along with the award ceremonies we have promotion ceremonies. Here the program will recognize the cadets who have gone above and beyond standard expectations. This will also be done to welcome in our leaders into their new positions.
National Award Ceremony
At the end of the school year the SAI and the S1 Host a National Award Ceremony. These awards are much higher than our standard ribbons and arcs. These awards are ordered by contacting their respective Representative. Once they become in possession of them they host the ceremony and recognizes those cadets who have exceeded standard expectations.